Unidentified object crashes in Poland: Officials investigating suspected smuggling drone
Photo: An unidentified object has fallen in Poland (Getty Images)
An unidentified object, likely a smuggling drone, has crashed in Poland's Lublin Voivodeship. Authorities and police are investigating the incident, RMF FM reports.
Authorities in the Lublin Voivodeship are currently investigating the circumstances of the crash of an unidentified flying object. The most likely explanation being considered by investigators is the crash of a smuggling drone.
Janusz Sejmej, Spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, stated that the object that fell in the Lublin region "has no military characteristics."
The police and the Ministry of the Interior and Administration have already confirmed the crash.
"I can confirm the incident. An unidentified object was found in Majdan-Sielce. Once the investigation is complete, the prosecutor will be able to provide information about the object and what actually happened. The police are on site, let them conduct their investigation," said Interior Ministry Spokesperson Karolina Galęcka.
Galęcka added that it is currently difficult to estimate how long the site inspection will take.
The object fell approximately 500 meters from residential buildings.
"Through the Emergency Notification Center, the officer on duty at the District Police Headquarters in Tomaszów Lubelski received a report of the discovery of debris from an unidentified flying object in the town of Majdan Sielec," reported the Lublin police.
According to law enforcement, all relevant services and the prosecutor’s office have been notified. The crash site is currently being secured. What is more important, no injuries were reported due to the incident.
During the night of September 3, two drones violated Polish airspace, but were not shot down due to the absence of a direct threat.
Furthermore, last month, a Russian drone crash was recorded in Poland.
RBC-Ukraine previously reported that on August 20, a drone crashed into a cornfield in the town of Osiny, also in Lublin Voivodeship. The drone exploded after the crash, but fortunately, no one was injured.
The incident is being investigated by the prosecutor’s office. Preliminary findings suggested that the drone may have been launched from Belarus. However, Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also did not rule out the possibility that it entered from Ukrainian territory.
Based on available data, the drone was likely a Russian Shahed UAV. Poland responded diplomatically, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issuing an official note of protest to Russia.
